[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 58526-58528] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-23109] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). DATES: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 16, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. ADDRESSES: Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Bunger, SERDP Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; or by telephone at (571) 372-6384. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150. This notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, this meeting is [[Page 58527]] open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis. The purpose of the September 11-12, 2013 meeting is to review new start research and development projects requesting Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program funds in excess of $1 million over the proposed length of the project as required by the SERDP Statute, U.S. Code [hyphen] Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 172, Sec. 2904. The full agenda follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 15, 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9:00 a.m........................... Convene/Opening Remarks........................ Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair. Approval of September 2013 Minutes............. 9:10 a.m........................... Program Update................................. Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting Executive Director. 9:25 a.m........................... Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview......... Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons Systems and Platforms, Program Manager. 9:35 a.m........................... 14 WP04-002 (WP-2405): Proof of Concept Novel Mr. Rutger Webb, TNO, Low-Toxicity Obscurant (FY14 New Start). Rijswijk, Netherlands. 10:20 a.m.......................... Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview......... Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons Systems and Platforms, Program Manager. 10:30 a.m.......................... 14 WP01-009 (WP-2400): Environmentally Mr. Gary Holland, Aerojet Sustainable Liquid Gas Generator Formulations General Corporation, (FY14 New Start). Redmond, WA. 11:15 a.m.......................... Break.......................................... 11:30 a.m.......................... 14 WP01-011 (WP-2401): Development of Low- Mr. Joseph Clubb, Naval Toxicity Liquid Propellant System for Orbital/ Air Warfare Center, Sub-Orbital Applications (FY14 New Start). Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. 12:15 p.m.......................... Lunch.......................................... 1:15 p.m........................... Environmental Restoration Overview............. Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental Restoration, Program Manager. 1:25 p.m........................... 14 ER02-023 (ER-2423): In Situ Treatment Train Dr. Michelle Crimi, for Remediation of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminated Clarkson University, Groundwater: In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Potsdam, NY. Sorbed Contaminants (ISCO-SC) (FY14 New Start). 2:10 p.m........................... 14 ER02-030 (ER-2424): Investigating Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw Electrocatalytic and Catalytic Approaches for Environmental, Inc., in situ Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Lawrenceville, NJ. Contaminants in Groundwater (FY14 New Start). 2:55 p.m........................... Break.......................................... 3:10 p.m........................... 14 ER02-031 (ER-2425): Development of a Novel Dr. Matt Simcik, Approach for In Situ Remediation of PFC University of Minnesota, Contaminated Groundwater Systems (FY14 New Minneapolis, MN. Start). 3:55 p.m........................... 14 ER02-041 (ER-2426): Quantification of In Dr. Linda Lee, Purdue Situ Chemical Reductive Defluorination (ISCRD) University, West of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Ground Water Lafayette, IN. Impacted by AFFFs (FY14 New Start). 4:40 p.m........................... Strategy Session............................... Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting Executive Director. 5:00 p.m........................... Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day.......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, October 16, 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8:30 a.m........................... Convene........................................ Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair. 8:40 a.m........................... Munitions Response Overview.................... Dr. Herb Nelson, Munitions Response, Program Manager. 8:50 a.m........................... 14 MR01-017 (MR-2410): Large-Scale Laboratory Dr. Marcelo Garcia, Experiments of Incipient Motion, Transport, University of Illinois at and Fate of Underwater Munitions under Waves, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Currents, and Combined-Flows (FY14 New Start). IL. 9:35 a.m........................... 14 MR01-009 (MR-2439): Multipass and Non- Dr. Jermaine Kennedy, NSWC- Concentric Target CSAS (FY14 New Start). PCD, Panama City Beach, FL. 10:20 a.m.......................... Break.......................................... 10:35 a.m.......................... Environmental Restoration Overview............. Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental Restoration, Program Manager. 10:45 a.m.......................... 14 ER03-002 (ER-2427): Understanding the Dr. Anna Knox, Savannah Relationships Among Low Level Metal Influx, River National Remediated Sediments, and Biological Receptors Laboratory, Aiken, SC. (FY14 New Start). 11:30 a.m.......................... 14 RC01-015 (RC-2434): Seed Dispersal Networks Dr. Jeffrey Foster, and Novel Ecosystem Functioning in Hawaii Northern Arizona (FY14 Re-Brief). University, Flagstaff, AZ. 12:00 p.m.......................... Lunch.......................................... 1:00 p.m........................... 14 ER03-025 (ER-2428): Assessment and Dr. Danny Reible, Management of Stormwater Impacts on Sediment University of Texas, Recontamination (FY14 New Start). Austin, TX. 1:45 p.m........................... 14 ER03-028 (ER-2429): Combining Mass Balance Dr. Philip Gschwend, Modeling with Passive Sampling at Contaminated Massachusetts Institute Sediment Sites to Evaluate Continuing Inputs of Technology, Cambridge, and Food Web Responses to Remedial Actions MA. (FY14 New Start). 2:30 p.m........................... Break.......................................... 2:45 p.m........................... 14 ER03-035 (ER-2431): Quantitative Dr. Todd Bridges, USACE- Thermodynamic Exposure Assessment (Q-TEA) ERDC-EL, Vicksburg, MS. Supporting Resilient Contaminated Sediment Site Restoration (FY14 New Start). 3:30 p.m........................... Environmental Restoration Overview............. Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental Restoration, Program Manager. 3:40 p.m........................... 14 ER04-001 (ER-2135): Application of Biofilm Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a Goucher College, Microbial Inoculum Delivery System in Baltimore, MD. Weathered PCB Contaminated Sediment (FY14 Follow On). [[Page 58528]] 4:25 p.m........................... Public Discussion/Adjourn...................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board. Written statements to the committee may be submitted to the committee at any time or in response to an approved meeting agenda. All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board. The DFO will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database at http://facasms.fido.gov/. Time is allotted at the close of each meeting day for the public to make comments. Oral comments are limited to 5 minutes per person. Dated: September 18, 2013. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2013-23109 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P